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Aniyah

100% girls · #485 in the US for girls, 2025

Aniyah has been given to about 31,212 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 31,037
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aniyah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 1,825
  • Born in 2025618
  • All time31,212
  • England & Wales, 2025#633 · 62

How popular is Aniyah?

Aniyah ranks 485th among American girls in 2025, with 618 born that year. Its best year was 2009, when 1,825 babies were given the name, ranking 181st. The typical living American called Aniyah is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Aniyah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janiyah0.88
  2. Zaniyah0.88
  3. Saniyah0.88
  4. Aliyah0.86
  5. Taniyah0.88
  6. Amiyah0.86
  7. Ariyah0.86
  8. Janiah0.84

Middle names for Aniyah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aniyah Eve0.80
  2. Aniyah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Aniyah Josephine0.78
  4. Aniyah Rose0.77
  5. Aniyah Louise0.77
  6. Aniyah June0.76

Sibling names for Aniyah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Izabellasister · 0.99
  2. Kamryneither · 0.98
  3. Caydenbrother · 0.98
  4. Caidenbrother · 0.98
  5. Lailasister · 0.98
  6. Brooklynnsister · 0.98

Where Aniyah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.08%
  2. Mississippi0.06%
  3. New Mexico0.04%
  4. Louisiana0.04%
  5. Alabama0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aniyah White0.72
  2. Aniyah Reyes0.72
  3. Aniyah Nguyen0.72
  4. Aniyah Moore0.72
  5. Aniyah Lee0.72
  6. Aniyah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aniyah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Aniyah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.